So often in the midst of change or the unknown where our mind goes first is what are we going to do? 

But what if the key to being able to navigate change and uncertainty was less about doing, but rather a way of being? 

Today, I'm in conversation with April Rinne, a futurist, speaker, and author of the book, Flux: 8 Superpowers For Thriving In Constant Change, where she shares what she has found is the most effective way for navigating the current world of rapidly accelerating unexpected change. 

We talk about the illusion that keeps us from seeing things as they are, why cultivating a flux mindset now is more important than ever before, and some of the superpowers that can empower you when responding to change and making decisions.

Topics Covered

03:03 How did you start down this path

04:08 April's three lenses on change

07:14 Shifting from doing to becoming

08:16 Are you viewing change with hope or fear?

11:33 We don't like change that we can't control

13:05 Now, more than ever, we need to learn how to be with change

16:18 The history of the illusion of control

17:40 What would be possible when we choose to lift the veil

20:24 Flux mindset as a key for navigating change

21:56 How does Flux mindset relate to Growth mindset

23:15 The 8 superpowers of the Flux mindset

25:24 The superpower that makes you cringe may point to where your relationship to 

change needs extra attention

26:19 Superpower 1: Run slower

26:44 Superpower 2: See what's invisible

27:09 Superpower 3: Get lost

27:33 Superpower 4: Start with trust

28:04 Superpower 5: Know your enough

28:10 Superpower 6: Create your portfolio career

28:40 Superpower 7: Be all the more human

28:53 Superpower 8: Let go of the future

29:44 Know your enough / Know you're enough

38:10 The benefits of embracing getting lost

43:10 Parting words

Guest Bio

April Rinne is a “change navigator,” speaker, investor, and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her a front-row seat to a world in flux. She is ranked one of the 50 leading female futurists in the world by Forbes and is a Harvard Law School graduate, a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, a Fulbright Scholar, a member of the Silicon Guild, and the author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change. April is a trusted advisor to well-known startups, companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, think tanks, and governments worldwide, including Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, AnyRoad, and Unsettled as well as governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, and Italy to India. Earlier in life she was a global development executive, an international microfinance lawyer, and a hiking guide. As a certified yoga teacher, she can often be found upside-down, doing handstands around the world.

Resources

• Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change

To learn more from Michelle about decision making, check out

• The Ask A Decision Engineer website
• Her Stanford Continuing Studies course
• Her self-paced course Decision Toolkit for Personal Decisions
• Her Decision Toolkit for Coaches and Counselors virtual workshop on Maven

Michelle Florendo is a distinguished decision engineer and executive coach who specializes in helping individuals navigate complex decisions in both personal and professional spheres. With a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Michelle employs a sophisticated blend of decision engineering, design thinking, and lean startup methodologies to assist her clients in charting their optimal path forward. She has guided hundreds of driven professionals in applying decision engineering principles to achieve greater clarity and reduce stress in their decision-making processes.

She currently teaches a decision-making course for Stanford Continuing Studies and has played a pivotal role in enhancing the curriculum on career decision-making in Stanford's renowned Design Your Life course. Her expertise has been recognized by various prestigious organizations, as evidenced by her involvement with Seth Godin's altMBA program, her founding membership in the Forbes Coaches Council, and her position as a faculty coach for the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. For those interested in exploring Michelle's coaching and speaking services further, additional information can be found on her professional website at poweredbydecisions.com.